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4 January 2018 5309 comments
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The final round of festive fixtures comes to its conclusion at Wembley Stadium as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham play the second match of their double Gameweek 22.

Much to our collective relief, Harry Kane returns to the hosts’ starting line-up after producing just a single point from his 22 minutes off the bench at Swansea on Tuesday night.

It’s fair to say that the Fantasy Premier League hopes of many managers rely on the Spurs striker this evening.

Not only is he the top captain pick for the Gameweek (24.2%), a hefty 121,000+ Triple Captain chips have been wielded on Kane in light of back-to-back hat-tricks in his previous two starts.

The allure of a double Gameweek has also boosted in interest in Spurs midfield trio Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli. All three join Kane on the teamsheet and are also among the top 13 armband picks for Gameweek 22.

The top transfer target for Gameweek 22, with 498,000+ new owners, Son has scored in five of Tottenham’s last six at Wembley, totalling 57 points over those matches.

Eriksen and Alli, meanwhile, bagged an assist and goal respectively in Tuesday’s win at Swansea to continue their improved form.

The Dane has supplied points in six of his last seven outings, while Alli has two goals and four assists in his previous three.

At the back, Ben Davies earns successive starts for the first time since Gameweek 16 as Danny Rose misses out with a knee complaint again.

The big news for the Hammers is that Marko Arnautovic is sidelined with a minor hamstring problem.

Drafted in by over 368,000 for his pair of fixtures, he ends double Gameweek 22 on five points, having earned the assist for Andy Carroll’s late winner against West Brom.

Carroll’s two goals in the Baggies’ clash isn’t enough to keep his role in the XI, though – he drops to the bench as Chicharito leads the line instead.

The Mexican and Manuel Lanzini – who has supplied four assists in his previous five – carry the main threat to a defence that’s looking for their tenth clean sheet of the season.

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  1. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie out for a hit?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not even for free unless confirmed out. Big player for several weeks imo

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I'm starting to rethink taking him out for Lingard, might just save this week

      2. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He will go for Rambo but don't want to lose 2 GWs value

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Good shout

          1. El Lobito 10
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Super Jack in Rambo's way

            1. barracuda
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Far from Super Jack

              1. El Lobito 10
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Above average Jack?

    2. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Just got for the double and sold before he was a doubt.

      Going elsewhere for baps

    3. GS456
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No way unless confirmed out

  2. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    GW Rank 14k wowsers.....

    1. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      sick creature

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        ....was Kane.

        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          that was KDB or Carroll this GW 🙂

  3. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which move for a hit?
    (A) Son/Alli and Kenny to Lingard and Jones
    (B) DCL and Kenny to Quaner and Jones

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait and do B for free

  4. Thunder Warrior
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane and Gomez to Morata and Alonso yes or no for ft?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane to Morata? Lol

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

    4. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would consider Lacazette instead Morata

  5. Bad Kompany
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    this peron's going to win the fpl cup this year https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2229429/event/22

    1. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Spawny corpse

  6. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How many % have used the TC so far tgis season?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Me 100% 🙁

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Used it GW1 on Hegazi

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If Billy had been accurate with his predictions Kane (TC) would have scored 102 points this GW!

    1. gunner 2727
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hahahahahahahaha

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Don’t lose faith in Billy. He will return.

        #InBillyWeTrust

        1. gunner 2727
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry mate, me and Billy are sleeping in different rooms and divorce proceedings have started.

          Most amazing thing is afyerbthe while episode I was 100% Kane was starting, when saw the team sheet just glared at it with an open mouth!

  8. jia you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Woke up to a pleasant surprise: 36 from my TC & 6.7k GW rank :)

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant! So pleased for you. Glad your luck has turned around 🙂

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate, well done yourself on Son(C) and a nice score!

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          great minds 😉

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nice!

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Well done!

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Dagger

  9. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A) Otamendi, Alonso, Jones
    B) Otamendi, Alonso, Christensen

    1. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  10. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fackin' hell, is Alonso necessary? He's killing me in the mini league!

    Rival has Alonso and Azpi and it's totally killing me. I've Christensen and a far better team but just not the points.

    He's becoming unavoidable now and it's getting ridiculous

    1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      would you just swap for Christensen or go for double up in chelsea Def

      1. Clintymints
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I can't I've Kane, Aguero and Firmino up top, so it would require a wildcard really.

        After this weeks team and double leftovers, tempted.

        A wc team would be

        Alonso Otamendi Jones
        Sterling Salah Lingard Richarlison
        Kane Aguero Firmino

        Kenny Mbemba Colback subs.

        1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I wouldn't WC yet. Id save this week if your team is really that much of a mess and go for 3 Transfers next week for a -4

          1. Clintymints
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I done a -4 already!

            Current team.

            Speroni Adrian
            Otamendi Christensen Jones Kenny Ogbonna
            Salah Sterling Son Lingard Colback
            Kane Aguero Firmino

            Might get Mahrez for Son next week. That's on the cards maybe if he moves

  11. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pope Adrian
    Otamendi Christensen Mee Dunk Kabasele
    Salah Alli Arnautovic Sterling RLC
    Kane Aguero Quaner

    Alonso the priority here? I am 1.2 short with only 1ft so would either have to wait a week or take a hit. Downgrade Alli to free up cash?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I would agree get Alonso and probably Alli the one to go.

  12. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So currently GW but not OR ranks updated?
    Great a mega TC Kane fail. 🙁

  13. GS456
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is 10 captain blanks a lot?

    Trying to work out where my season has gone so wrong. Rank 550k. 🙁

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I have 10 blanks in my last 12.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yes

    3. Jay_
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I’ve had 9, all on Kane.

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It's all about the captain pick. I see so many teams with 9 or 10 players, but if they nail the captain choice then they're still competitive.

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I've 9 of which 8(!) are Kane. Sitting at 2k so its definitely not everything, need a strong XI in the weeks the captain fails!

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Genuinely think Poch would have started Kane on Tuesday if it wasn't pissing it down. He seemed fine to me.

      Yes, I'm blaming the rain.

      1. thegame
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Easy with the benefit of hindsight, but i basically thought he would recover so went for it. i would have been more annoyed if i didnt do it and he scored three goals.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yep that's true, the doubt wasn't big enough imo - it was a hard one

    5. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cou -> Lingard
      For free, yes or no?
      Thanks.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Will you lose SV if you let Coutinho drop in price?

        1. Positive vibes
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Yes, will lose SV

      2. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'd wait.

    6. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      OR updated

    7. El Lobito 10
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Do anything with this bunch?

      Adrian
      Jones Alonso Ogbonna
      Lingard Son Sterling Salah Arnie
      Kane Kun

      Bench - Pereira Kenny Quaner Long. 0 ITB, 1FT.

      Thank you kindly.

    8. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      0R updated up from 151k to 98k, not bad 🙂

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Keep it going!

      2. Clintymints
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Well done

        100k broken

    9. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      gw23: Son > Lingard
      gw24: Alli > KDB

      Or vice versa?

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        VV

    10. DrunkPhilosophy
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Good evening! What a terrible DGW, just glad this Kane's illness came as blissing in disguise i feel for those of us who didn't use Triple captain..

      I was all set to use it, and I think the results might still have been the same even without the illness!

      Adrain Fab
      Jones Otamendi Christensen Ogbonna Hunemeir
      Salah Sterling Son Arnie RLC
      Vardy Kane DCL

      Ogbonna + Arnie --> Alonso + Lingard (-4) is a no brainer yeah?

    11. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Got the same amount of points this week when I had 17 players as I did last week when I had 8...

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I got 14 more points last week 😀 and took a -4 to get me up to 5 DGW players...

        1. clodhopper
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I got 107 last week 57 minus 4 this week 5double players above average so ok

    12. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Down 50 OR places with no chips or hits and no DGW players to shift. Happy with that

    13. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Would you keep Alli or Son?

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Son at home is great

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No

        1. Perthite
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Rephrase - which one would you keep?

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Irrelevant. I would never own either.

      3. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Both for the next 2 and then reassess

      4. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'd keep Son over Alli. 1m cheaper and the only pacy attacking option Spurs have so I think he's a regular now. At least until Alderweirald is back.

      5. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Son is the one, for now

    14. BONZ
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      OR updated 🙂

      Use of free hit chip proved worthwhile afterall despite a shocker of a DGW

    15. Ohh1454
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Next gameweek play
      A. Mahrez (che away )
      B. Wilson (ars home )

      1. Hardly Athletic
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A

      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A

      3. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Would want to play both but dont bench Mahrez!

      4. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A

    16. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      OR increase 600K to 1m (with a 83 Free Hit), highest ive been all season....next to break the 1m....onwards and upwards

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ignoring Salah as my captain has cost me so many points... but i feel Im on a roll now....

      2. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I've just broken into to 1m for the first time since GW8, had a dreadful run but hoping that this is the turnaround! GL!

    17. MindlessFreak2
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Just hovering at around 104k which is alright I guess. Wanting to get into top 100k need to sort my defence out...

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/871115/event/22

      1. MindlessFreak2
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Plan is Ali ->Mahrez Gomez to Stones and Holgate to Shaw to Linderlof which should make it decent enough and can exactly afford that...

        1. willl
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Hits on defenders isn't ideal.

      2. Horsesign
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Looking at your current team, you'll definitely get into the top 100k in a few weeks.
        But if you want to sort out your defence, i'd suggest 1ft Gomez to Phil Jones

    18. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Status check! 😀

      Points: 1312
      OR: 16K
      Chips left: WC, FH, BB, TC
      Hits taken: 18 (-92)
      TV: 105.2
      SV: 103.1

      Team next GW (-4):
      Courtois
      Jones, Otamendi, Lascelles
      Sterling, Sané, Ha(C)ard, Son, Lingard
      Kane, Firmino

      (Speroni, Masuaku, DCL, Klavan)

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Doesnt 18 x 4 = 72?

        1. Salarrivederci
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You're right. I am on 23 hits 😀

    19. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      55k green arrow after 58-4.

      Could have been worse. Took a hit but chips intact.

      Think il keep Son and Arnie too.

      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry that's 55k rise this week.

        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Must be still fishing in muddy waters 🙂 Onwards and upwards

    20. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone feeling sorry for themselves, just take a look at the top 50 scores